All across America, cities and towns and villages light up for the holidays, and the mundane, functional and ordinary are magically transformed. Harsh edges soften, familiar monochrome buildings turn luminous, everything glows, nostalgia sets in.  The traditional sights, sounds and tastes of the season are embracing, triggering memories of Christmas past, of loved ones now gone, of simple pleasures and simpler times. We take our children to experience these comfortable traditions hoping they, too, will catch the feeling and create memories of their own. Continue Reading »

PALM SPRINGS, CA – November 27, 2008 – The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Annual Snow Guessing Contest officially ended Thursday, November 27, 2008 with the first inch of measurable snow at the Tramway’s Mountain Station.
The ten contestants who guessed the correct date were: Brian Blackwelder of Palm Springs; Adrienne Denk of Monterey; Judy Bauer of Herald; Diana Fields of Yucca Valley; Shawn Kennedy of Palm Springs; Doni La Meyer of Paso Robles; Paul Needham of San Mateo; Gerald Peluffo of Millbrae; Lois Tracia of Thousand Palms  and Elaine Kontra of La Quinta. The winners will receive four Tram admissions plus a Palm Springs Aerial Tramway picture frame. 627 postcard entries were received for the contest guesses from as far away as Sisters, Oregon; East Haven and New Haven Connecticut. The contest began October 1st.
The Tramway currently has approximately two inches of snow.

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